The commencement of the nation-wide quarantine that took place as part of the efforts to stop the …
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Freshmen
Not Everyone Tasted A Bar of Soap Growing Up and That’s Okay
I grew up behaviorally repressed by Christian and Hispanic standards. Through personal experiences—I …
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No, Mom, I am NOT Going to UF
Florida, am I right? You know exactly what I mean. The whole state is swampy, basically underwater …
10 Rites of Passage for Your Freshman Year at USD
Whenever I tell someone where I go to college, they almost always respond with, “Oh, that’s the …
The Dangers of Being an Overachiever All Your Life
I’m sure that many of you can relate to my experience when I first started university at 18 years …
“Where are you from?” — How to be from Nowhere
“So, where are you from?” Of all the questions from the laundry list of college small-talk, this one …
How Not to Take Your College Final Exams
The first semester of college almost always proves chaotic no matter what college you attend. …
Quarantine Tips: 10 Ways to Make Virtual Friends Freshman Year
As if making friends at a new school wasn't hard enough already, the pandemic has brought even more …
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Tales of a College Freshman Introvert
A five-minute decision to apply to the Women’s Leadership Program (WLP) became one of my most …
I Don’t Cry: My Great Airport Meltdown
In my 19 years of life, I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve cried in public. I rarely …
How I Manifested My Entire College Experience
If someone would have asked me three and a half years ago where I’d be today, an unnerving silence …
The Truth About Reinventing Yourself in College
The first time I came home after leaving for my first semester of college at Drake University--a …
